Mykal Vincent
Digital Content Executive Producer
New Orleans, La.
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Mykal Vincent started his digital news career in Baton Rouge and has moved to New Orleans in January of 2020 as the Digital News Supervisor for FOX 8.
Contact Mykal via email at mykal.vincent@fox8live.com.
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Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 10:38 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
In a tweet Tuesday morning (Aug. 9), the Saints announced they will wear the new helmets for the Oct. 2 game against the Minnesota Vikings in London.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 11:29 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A Houma man was arrested for allegedly catching too many sharks and having meth in his possession, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 11:58 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The NFL said the Dolphins also had “impermissible communications” with Sean Payton's agent about becoming Miami’s head coach before he announced his retirement.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 11:22 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
For one Louisiana groom, the pressure was mounting and the decision was too much for one man to bear without the consult of his groomsmen.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 11:06 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Alvin Kamara was at practice, not in a Las Vegas courtroom, Monday morning for a scheduled hearing dealing with his off-season arrest.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 12:30 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Gray News staff
The father was booked on several charges, including suspicion of cruelty to juveniles and possession of heroin.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 10:24 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A child accidentally overdosed on heroin in his father's vehicle, officials say.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 10:55 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
NFL fans both stateside and abroad waited for hours in queues of hundreds of thousands of people before being told tickets were sold out.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 11:38 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The founder of Raising Cane’s is buying a $2 Mega Millions ticket for all 50,000 of his employees as the jackpot grows to the fourth-largest ever.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:21 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Johnson’s ruling clears the way for clinics to continue operating temporarily until the lawsuit challenging the state’s near-total ban on abortions is resolved.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 1:34 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A Baton Rouge judge on Tuesday extended a temporary restraining order blocking the state from enforcing “trigger laws,” until July 29.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 10:37 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Chambers’ latest video imagines an abortion gone deathly wrong in a post-Roe America.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 11:35 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The death has been ruled an accident.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 4:34 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A manhunt is underway after a New Orleans murder suspect fled to Tennessee and reportedly shot a police officer, according to law enforcement sources.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 1:28 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A New Orleans art gallery is closing its French Quarter shop permanently due to crime concerns.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 3:37 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Two men were shot, one fatally, in a home near Mandeville.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 3:15 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The body of Everette Jackson was recovered from the Payette River in Idaho on Sunday, officials say.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2022 at 7:47 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A horse walking in a funeral procession in New Orleans “likely” died of heat exhaustion, according to the executive director at the Humane Society of Louisiana.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 11:06 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The father of an Edna Karr student has been indicted for the murder of his son’s alleged killer, according to the Orleans Parish District Attorney.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 12:55 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
An alligator was captured outside of a high school in Slidell.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 12:56 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Sean Payton will reportedly join FOX's NFL Sunday crew as an analyst.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 3:31 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The New Orleans Saints are signing former LSU star wide receiver Jarvis Landry, according to multiple reports.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 11:23 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A man came to the aid of a woman being robbed on Canal Street and stabbed her attacker multiple times, police say.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 3:57 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The two men were feuding for years before the 2018 homicide.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 2:26 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Emily Van de Riet
Four teenagers accused of a brutal carjacking that killed a 73-year-old woman will be tried as adults on second-degree murder charges, according to the district attorney.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 7:39 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A juvenile female was shot and killed in the French Quarter on Tuesday (April 26).
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
While searching for the suspect in a hit-and-run crash, Kenner police found a man who reportedly admitted to killing his own mother.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 9:39 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent and Jordan Gartner
A New Orleans man shot at two teenagers who were attempting to steal his car Thursday night, and residents say these incidents are becoming too familiar.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 3:23 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Vincent Medearis was convicted Friday of negligent homicide after choking his foreman, Isaias Fino, to death in 2020.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 10:57 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The National Hurricane Center issued its final report on Hurricane Ida on Wednesday, April 5.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 2:47 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Tyrone Steele, 18, is accused of killing four people in two separate shootings in New Orleans.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 11:17 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
President Tetlow calls Payton a “brilliant teacher who inspires excellence.”
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 1:17 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The body of Michael Gelfand, 33, was recovered from the river in New Orleans on March 18.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 11:52 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
EF-3 tornadoes carry strong winds between 136-165 mph.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 11:54 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Family members say Conner Lambert was killed Tuesday when a multi-vortex tornado struck St. Bernard Parish
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 11:08 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Tornadoes touched down Tuesday night (March 22) causing major damage in Arabi, the Lower 9th Ward, Lacombe, Mandeville, and other areas.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 11:12 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
A woman was killed at the intersection of Bienville and N. Cortez streets on Monday, police say.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 1:36 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The New Orleans Saints are re-signing quarterback Jameis Winston to a two-year, $28 million deal
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 12:52 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Colin Kaepernick was in New Orleans Monday morning after accepting a Saints wide receiver’s offer to come down and workout.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 11:43 AM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
New Orleans police are looking for a man accused of stabbing a 12-year-old girl and striking multiple people with their car after stealing their keys.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 4:18 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Nearby residents received automated messages alerting them of the escape.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 3:05 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
Moments after arresting a woman on drug charges, several people broke into her home, deputies say.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 1:23 PM CDT
|By Mykal Vincent
The D.A.'s office says more investigation is needed before they can charge Quincy Quinn with battery of a healthcare worker.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 12:34 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Saints running back Alvin Kamara is expected to enter a plea Tuesday following his arrest on a felony battery charge.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 4:33 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Bald eagles are typically known for their elegant flying, skilled hunting, majestic strength, and beauty. But they also possess a lesser-known talent: swimming.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 11:20 AM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Near-threatened maned wolves brought to New Orleans to breed have done just that, and are rearing four puppies.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 5:28 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to make an appearance at a Republican National Committee event in New Orleans this weekend.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 5:09 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent and Ken Daley
Byrielle Hebert is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the slaying of 63-year-old Zelda Townsend.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 4:29 PM CST
|By Olivia Vidal and Mykal Vincent
The family of Ciaya Whetstone says they still have no information about a cause of death or any information from Uber about the driver’s background or the route they took that fateful night.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 12:16 PM CST
|By Mykal Vincent
New Orleans is coming back to life!